françois blanciak designs outdoor exhibition for architecture graduates in sydney
françois blanciak has designed an indoor-outdoor exhibition scheme in a large dotted circle for the university of sydney.
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françois blanciak architect dunkirk arts quarter competition proposal
a unique fusion between architecture and urbanism, within which a building becomes a neighborhood by eroding itself into an array of particles.
studioMDA completes two adjacent art galleries beneath new york's high line
the two galleries, the high line nine and the new kasmin gallery, are located in close proximity to 520 west 28th – the zaha hadid-designed residential building.
15 art galleries to open in and around zaha hadid's high line residential building
as part of the project, the 'high line nine' will comprise a collection of boutique exhibition spaces beneath the elevated park.
suzanne jongmans sculpts recycled packaging into renaissance fashions
the costumes are then photographed on subjects in poses reminiscent of portrait styles from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.
moncler debuts valentino-designed capsule collection inspired by early renaissance paintings
maison valentino's pierpaolo piccioli presents pure shapes boasting bold colours executing a vision inspired by religious icons like the madonna.
TOP 20 projects from the 2018 design academy eindhoven graduation show
from 3D-printed animal parts to office furniture for those who prefer working laying down, designboom picks the top 20 projects that caught our attention this year.
pierre castignola reassembles the ubiquitous plastic chair using pieces of patented remakes
'copytopia' questions the benefits of the ambiguous relationship between patent law and the freedom to create.
fentress architects helps students shape five 'airports of the future'
students developed terminals for five global destinations: brazil, china, iran, madagascar, and new zealand.
camposaz builds temporary dormitories as sleeping alternatives for venice biennale guests
as part of the french participation, the workshop organization has turned an abandoned barrack into a collective space to eat, sleep and create.
infinity nide designs event space in beijing exploring original nature of materiality
the collaboration project of bentu and urbanus is designed to be a space that can host various kind of cultural activities.
infinity nide's mole chha is a dome teahouse with red gradient walls and brass lighting tubes
'mole chaa' is a chinese dome teahouse crammed into a traditional business community and a social space that attracts trendy young people in the city.
bart hess manipulates pink latex to resemble wrinkled human skin in grotto installation
presented during dutch design week, 'grotto' takes the form of a living cave.
bart hess presents work with me people during milan design week 2014
a sweatshop-like installation where dozens of visitors were invited to engage in various experimental textile processes.
superimpose wraps beijing's CO2 pavilion in translucent screens and smoke
the site-specific installation is created as a space for isolation and contemplation from the urban chaos.
MINI LIVING urban cabin in beijing reflects a golden future
with transformative golden-mirrored elements, MINI LIVING and penda discuss how the urban cabin in beijing creates a new sense of community.
ALPA of switzerland releases 12 PLUS, a new symmetrical technical camera
the camera is perfect for many tasks as architecture photography, landscape, commercial tasks, studio work and much more.
ALPA's macro switar 105 mm lens captures the most intricate details of its subject
ALPA has developed a camera setup that breaks the standards of macro photography.
mexico city airport: plans by foster + partners and FR-EE cancelled after public vote
mexico's president-elect had raised concerns about the airport's maintenance costs and argued that the project was tainted by corruption.
foster + partners and FR-EE's mexico city airport continues development
mexico's largest-ever infrastructure project furthers in its development with critical goals met this year and an official groundbreaking scheduled for early 2017.
peter zumthor's 'secular retreat' for living architecture nears completion
'quietness, contemplation, pure luxury. I could not resist to try to create this house,' says the swiss architect.
john pawson offers calming respite with welsh retreat for living architecture
offering visitors to holiday in the ‘life house’, the cascading scheme unfolds as a place of calm and solace - influenced by japanese design.
allied works wraps national veterans memorial & museum with concrete ribbons in ohio
following its announcement in 2014, the national veterans memorial and museum now opens its doors to the public this weekend.
canada's national music centre by allied works takes shape in calgary
located opposite the stampede grounds in calgary's east village, the NMC is an entirely new cultural institution that serves as a museum, performance hall and recording studio.
ONFAdd releases translucent version of rain socks to combine with your favorite sneakers
the rain socks lite are made of silicon rubber, which can be dyed in a number of colors or left transparent for a see-through shoe accessory.
ONFAdd launches new t-shirt that boasts high durability and minimalistic design
the material ONFAdd used for their minimalistic t-shirt is called 'cordura' — an extremely durable cloth seven times stronger than nylon.
nahoko kojima cuts out an actual size whale 'shiro' from washi paper
after the artist saw a whale in hawaii, she started drawing and researching into the behavior and environment of the animal to create her largest piece to date.
nahoko kojima cuts out swimming polar bear from washi paper
the swimming polar bear sculpture is cut out by hand from one 3m x 3m piece of traditional japanese washi paper.
'fucking hell' by jake & dinos chapman at fondazione prada in sanguine baroque show
in this terrible setting, every figure is decapitating or cannibalizing another, without there being any identifiable victors, victims or other moral categories.
jake & dinos chapman: in our dreams we have seen another world
recently shown at art basel miami beach was 'in our dreams we have seen another world', a mixed media inferno of small-scale zombies, nazis, corpses and crucified ronald mcdonalds neatly encased in a glass box.
aprilli design studio's autonomous travel suite is a hotel room on wheels
the autonomous travel suite integrates transportation and hospitality though a driver-less mobile suite offering door-to-door services in between the traveler’s home and destination.
aprilli design studio grows vertical urban skyfarm in korea
the project, located within the city's heavily populated central business district, supports local food production and contributes to the region's environmental quality.
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International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
